Server and Forum exploding - Launch

BelegStrongbow

As expected.  The Game server crashed and is down and the Forum server crashed and is down.

 

The game officially launched for pre-orders 30 minutes ago.

raamoz

The players make the game, but also break the game! o/

nutsodds

This is the today update information.

 

 

Update February 18



Hello Xsyon Citizens!



The Final Wipe is here!



A new launcher is out. The launcher has been improved for faster patching and now displays game information and updates.



The server and client have been patched out. We are working on setting up new servers that can handle additional bandwidth. Please be patient this week as we move to a new location.



Our current server location will undergo some maintenence this weekend between 10:00 PM Central US February 19 and 2:00 AM Central US February 20. I will announce when the servers are down for this.



Features and Revisions



- Special starter weapons are now available. These are bound to your character.



- Guides have been equipped with a few new commands.



Fixes



- Graphics have been optmized in order to reduce overheating of graphics cards.



- A few causes of client crashes have been tracked an fixed.



- Additonal blocking has been implemented for terraforming into rock.



Here are our plans for the next few weeks:



- Over the next few weeks we will focus on fixing and improving current game systems and review suggested changes.



- On March 1st we will reset the creatures with all current creatures in game. Other changes will be patched out over the next few weeks as they become ready.



- We are in the process of setting up new servers which should be ready by March 1st. This is an upgrade to our current servers to handle more traffic better. A trial server will be added as soon as possible.



- We have a new and exprienced coder joining us who will focus on combat and AI improvements. I look forward to expanding the team!



Enjoy!



 

dajabba

Most unfortunate, but not very surprising.  In the meantime, what should one be doing to start out?  I'm a newbie.  It seems that I should find a place to put a homestead, and then build and craft/whatever?  Trying to join a pvp tribe as well, so helping to build a fortress as a base of evil operations would be epic.

hcoelho

do we have to download the new client or with a patch the client will be updated ?

when i try to login i get the "incorrect launcher version" msg.

momodig

Crap I unistalled the old patch and downloaded the new client updater.. I have 2gigs+ of downloads now

nutsodds

Look at Xsyon updated thread in announcements and you should have this installer

 

Xsyon_Installer_20110218.zip





 

nutsodds

Originally posted by momodig

Crap I unistalled the old patch and downloaded the new client updater.. I have 2gigs+ of downloads now

 Lol momo,well don't worry there's a huge lag due the bandwidth

momodig

Ya no biggy lag and stuff is expected... I should have the entire client download in about 6 hours

oobe

Yeah the landrush turned into a server rush lol.

ange10

BOOM

15 MINS DELAY ON ACTIONS LOL.

Loktofeit

I think that, for a developer, one of the most stressful experiences during a release is also one of the most awesome experiences - that moment when you realize that everything is currently crashing because there's a flood of people anxious to get into your game.

wyldmagik

Yes all the pvp players bugger off and let the real players log in first please

Larsa

Update from Xsyon on the official site:

 

Update February 18



Please bear with folks. We're having trouble handling so many logins and downloads at once.



Our bandwidth is limited until we can move to a new server location. As soon as I saw the recent influx of new players we put in an order to move to new servers, but unfortunately our hosts have not been able to move us yet. This will happen before the official launch.



Today's early start for pre-orders is not going well and I apologize. There's not much we can do at this very moment, just bear through it.



It would help for players to get in and set up their totems and come back when things settle down.



Thanks for you patience!

mrw0lf

Can't stay logged in long enough to get through character creation. This in itself is turning into a mini game, I bet I can create a char quicker than anyone alive.

Wallano

Why did they even launch with a bad bandwith????

momodig

I understand that launch day is crazy for devs/servers... but how many games now have launch with severs to weak to handle the influx of players... lessons should be learn't go a bit overboard on the server specs... if you find you don't need that powerfull of a server after a few months, you can downgrade -- companies will let you do that...

 

on launcher day, top priority, in players eyes is usually server performance -- the crowds these days are very critical, getting bad rap because of poor servers, is not the kind of wrap a dev wants.

Rohn

Originally posted by mrw0lf

Can't stay logged in long enough to get through character creation. This in itself is turning into a mini game, I bet I can create a char quicker than anyone alive.

 

I'm in the same boat.  Tried making a character twice, only to be half-done each time when the server crashed.

They are supposed to be moving to better servers, which should help.  Through most of development, there were only a handful of testers ever logged on at one time.  I wouldn't say that this game has ever really had a proper stress test.

Until now....

username509

Simply put, It's an unplayable disaster. 

 

I'm used to bad launched because I played Darkfall and MortalOnline on launch day, but this is WORST!

DarkPony

Originally posted by Larsa

Please bear with folks. There's not much we can do at this very moment, just bear through it.

 

Ah well ...

momodig

See Devs, my point - if they are reading this and future devs, make launch as smooth as possible, even if the the game was bad, atleast one could say the launch was smooth.

Sovrath

Originally posted by username509

Simply put, It's an unplayable disaster. 

 

I'm used to bad launched because I played Darkfall and MortalOnline on launch day, but this is WORST!

Cut them some slack, they are an indy developers with, from what I understand, a very small team.

There are only so many places they can be.

DarthRaiden

Don't understand why is it obtainable to all of you. Thought prelude launch would be March 1 ?

Today shouldnt be officially "launch" day ??

 

However good luck to Xsyon guys. Its always good if more sandbox and indy choices exist and all of the WoW and companies like $OE dies already

DrinkFeck

Originally posted by username509

Simply put, It's an unplayable disaster. 

 

I'm used to bad launched because I played Darkfall and MortalOnline on launch day, but this is WORST!

You obviously haven't played Earthrise yet.

Vyeth

Hmm.. it seems with something like a simple 2 day "open" stress test could have gave them the heads up on this before it became a "headstart" problem..

I know I know.. You all just think I am some asian freeloader who wants a free meal to spam my gold selling messages, but I assure you that a small stress test would have stressed the servers to let them know they would need more/better server strength under a somewhat heavy load..

it would have also helped some people make/break their minds about preordering..

But eh, what do I know.. I'm just a stupid asian goldspammer..

Loktofeit

Originally posted by Vyeth

Hmm.. it seems with something like a simple 2 day "open" stress test could have gave them the heads up on this before it became a "headstart" problem..

Not really. There is no benefit to the player to be in a stress test. Actually, because it is a 'stress test' less people are going to want to log in than in other betas. However with a release date - new beta, headstart, release day, etc - there is an incentive for players to log in and you will have a massive spike of players that often cannot be predicted.